Table 3 Proportional distribution of 371 infant feeding problems in the first six months, reported by 187 mothers.
From: A rapid ethnographic study of breastfeeding in the North and South of Italy
Category of problem | Example | N. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Breast | Sore nipple, engorgement, mastitis | 86 | 23 |
Milk | Insufficient, inadequate | 82 | 22 |
Baby | Colic, constipation, excess crying | 42 | 11 |
Growth | Growth less than expected | 42 | 11 |
Mother | Tired, bored, unwilling to continue | 32 | 9 |
Latch | Difficult latching, too short/long feeds | 23 | 6 |
Pumping | Hand, mechanical, electric | 16 | 4 |
Maternal illness | Depression, drugs | 15 | 4 |
Work | At home, at workplace | 14 | 4 |
Infant illness | Fever, immaturity | 9 | 2 |
Other | 10 | 3 | |
Total | 371 | 99 |